North Korea fires intermediate-range ballistic missile, third test since January. Latest launch in a series of banned weapons tests conducted by Pyongyang.
Tokyo confirmed the missile launch and the coast guard asked ships to be vigilant and report any objects that fell without approaching them. Since the start of the year, North Korea has designated Seoul as its "main enemy", closed agencies dedicated to reunification and inter-Korean dialogue and threatened to go to war for any violation of its territory "even if- 0.001 millimeter"